Appellant was annoyed that a police car was following him too closely on the
freeway. When the police car passed him, the Appellant twice flashed his bright
lights as an expression of annoyance. Officer A pulled the Appellant over and
cited him for failure to dim his bright lights, which is a traffic violation in
Oregon. The complaint was denied by IAD for lack of merit and because an
independent arbiter (traffic court judge) had found the Appellant guilty of an
infraction and had heard the Appellant’s complaint against Officer A.

Appellant admitted flashing his bright lights but thought that Officer A
should have also been cited for following too closely, which the Appellant
deemed a far more serious traffic violation than flashing one’s bright lights.

Mr. Alexander stated that the IAD investigation was thorough and complete and
that the decision to deny the complaint was clearly stated in the letter of
disposition. Mr. Alexander recommended in the form of a motion that the Advisors
affirm the IAD declination.The motion was seconded by Advisor Leora Mahoney.

The motion carried unanimously [Y=12]

PIIAC #99-13 (IAD #99-044)

Citizen Advisor Robert Ueland presented this case. Appellant was present.

On May 2, 1998, the Appellant entered the Northeast Precinct lobby to
videotape the lobby pursuant to a legal case that an acquaintance of his was
involved in. There was a minor verbal altercation in the lobby, and the
Appellant was warned that he would be asked to leave if he continued to be
boisterous, as is stated in writing on a placard in the lobby. The Appellant
continued to be somewhat loud and verbally confrontational. He was then
handcuffed and placed in a holding cell while the detaining officer wrote a
report of the incident and prepared a trespass citation for the Appellant. The
Appellant asked to be "double handcuffed" due to a prior back injury. Officer A
did not immediately comply with this request, but did so after writing the
report.

On May 10, 1998, the Appellant asked Sergeant A via FAX if he could return to
videotape the lobby. Sergeant A was not on duty that day. Sergeant B replied to
the Appellant via FAX that the Appellant would not be permitted on the premises
because he had been trespassed and warned him that he would be arrested if he
entered the precinct building.

The following day the Appellant saw Sergeant B in court and asked him why he
had not responded to his phone message. Sergeant B replied, "I had no reason to
call you," since he had responded to the Appellant’s request by FAX.

Mr. Ueland stated in his assessment that IAD conducted a fair and thorough
investigation.

The Appellant alleged that he should not have been asked to leave the
Northeast Precinct lobby since he did not initiate the verbal confrontation and
he had a legal right to videotape the surroundings. He alleged that he told
Officer A that he had a prior injury and requested double handcuffing to
alleviate the pressure on his back, but that Officer A ignored his request until
much later.

After discussion, Mr. Ueland made a motion that the IAD findings be affirmed.
The motion was seconded by Advisor Les Frank. The motion carried [Y=9].
Advisors Ford, Sobomehin, and Stone abstained.

.Other Business

Chairman Ford announced that the next meeting of the PIIAC advisory committee
[April 13, 2000] would be held at 6:00 p.m. in the East Portland Community
Center, 740 S.E. 106th Avenue.

Public Input

A citizen stated that more time needs to be allowed for Appellants to present
their case and that taking time to hand out awards at the beginning of the
meeting was not appropriate.

A citizen asked if police officers are ever fired for lying.

A citizen stated that when a police officer and a citizen make contradictory
statements, PIIAC and IAD appears to generally give more credence to the police
officer.

Mr. Handelman of Portland Copwatch stated that two Portland police officers
were fired last year for lying. Mr. Handelman stated that a ballot initiative
has been filed that proposes giving PIIAC broader powers than they currently
have.